It is that time again... The time when I do a quick review of all the books that have been shared on Facebook as "Featured Books of the Day"! I have begun cross posting the featured books on to Twitter, Instagram and Tsu as well so you will begin to see them more frequently there too. As promised the books will all be available in the Ups & Downs Shop - but please remember sale prices at the time of posting may become unavailable, so get them while they're good!
So here we go with the Daily Featured Books from March 14-19, 2016!
ROOKIE MISTAKE by Tracey
Ward
Trey Domato is
the next big thing in football. A quarterback with a cool head, smoldering
eyes, and a cannon for an arm, he's collected awards, trophies, and hearts
across the country. He's on every girl's mind. Every coach's dream sheet. Every
agent's wishlist.
Including Sloane Ashford's.
Sloane grew up at her father's side in the Ashford Agency. He built the company
from the ground up, representing some of the biggest names in sports, and now
Sloane is determined to find her place among its top agents. She's got the
knowledge, she's got the drive, and if she can land Trey, she knows she's got
her 'in'.
But it's hard to keep your eyes on the prize when the sweetest, sexiest smile
you've ever seen is constantly on your mind. When the hottest hands in the
nation are in your hair. When you're whispering the name thousands of fans are
screaming at the top of their lungs.
Sleeping with a client is a mistake, but falling in love with him?
That's some rookie shit right there.
LICHGATES by S.M. Boyce
The
final page will leave you breathless.
When
Kara Magari uncovers a secret door in the middle of the forest, she discovers
(and trips through) a portal to a hidden world full of terrifying things: Ourea.
She just wants to go home, but the natives have other plans for her. She
clashes with immortal shapeshifters, is carried off by a dragon, nearly dies on
several occasions, and somehow becomes the master of an ancient book of magic
called the Grimoire. Every time she thinks she's safe, her new
"friends" show their true colors.
Kara
needs an ally, or she might not survive Ourea's monsters. She drops her guard
when Braeden, a native soldier with a dark secret, vows to keep her safe. And
though she doesn't know it, her growing attraction to him may just be her
undoing.
For
twelve years, Braeden Drakonin has lived a lie. The Grimoire is his one chance
at redemption, and it lands in his lap when Kara Magari comes into his life.
Though he begins to care for this stranded girl, there's something he wants
more. He wants the Grimoire.
Welcome
to Ourea, where only the cunning survive.
BURY
THE HATCHET by Catherine Gayle
Book 1 of the Tulsa Thunderbirds series
They
both need to make amends…
But
they might be making more than that.
Tulsa
Thunderbirds goaltender Hunter Fielding has a lot of kissing up to do following
a few brash and uncalled-for statements. Now he needs to prove to the watchful
eyes that he’s changed for the better. But cozying up to
Little-Miss-Perfect-Gone-Bad isn’t his idea of making amends.
Agreeing
to marry a hockey star to clear her “bad girl” reputation is the worst idea
Oklahoma’s former sweetheart, Tallulah Belle Roth, has ever heard. With cameras
constantly in their faces, Hunter and Tallie need to prove their
sickeningly-sweet, do-good lives are the real deal—just to Bury the Hatchet
once and for all.
But
when the cameras are off, desire burns hot. Can fake and just for show turn
into something real and forever?
Gayle’s Tulsa Thunderbirds and Portland Storm hockey romance series
have quickly become among some of my favorite contemporary romances. Since the
first time I read about these rough-and-tumble but super sweet hockey players,
who lets be honest are simply HOT, and the women who come to fall for them, I
haven’t been able to get enough!
ST. PATRICKS DAY – IRISH THEMED FAVORITES
Irish settings
are among my favorites for story settings. So for St. Patty’s day I decided to
share a couple of my Irish favorites with you.
JEWELS
OF THE SUN by Nora Roberts
Book 1 in the 'Gallaghers
of Ardmore' Trilogy
Determined
to reevaluate her life, Jude Murray flees America to take refuge in Faerie Hill
Cottage, immersing herself in the study of Irish folklore and discovering hope
for the future of the magical past.
Finally
back home in Ireland after years of traveling, Aidan Gallagher possesses an
uncommon understanding of his country’s haunting myths. Although he’s devoted
to managing the family pub, a hint of wildness still glints in his eyes—and in
Jude, he sees a woman who can both soothe his heart and stir his blood. And he
begins to share the legends of the land with her—while they create a passionate
history of their own.
Also
in the 'Gallaghers of Ardmore'
trilogy:
and Book 3 -
HEART OF THE SEA
DARKFEVER
by Karen Marie Moning
Book 1 of the Fever
series
When her sister is murdered, leaving a single clue to her death–a cryptic
message on Mac’s cell phone–Mac journeys to Ireland in search of answers. The
quest to find her sister’s killer draws her into a shadowy realm where nothing is
as it seems, where good and evil wear the same treacherously seductive mask.
She is soon faced with an even greater challenge: staying alive long enough to
learn how to handle a power she had no idea she possessed–a gift that allows
her to see beyond the world of man, into the dangerous realm of the Fae….
GUARDING HIS OBSESSION by
Alexa Riley
When Drake Hart's
security team is hired to find a stalker, he has no idea what's in store for
him. However, the day Zoey Lewis' picture lands in his lap, there's nothing he
won't do to save her. He's always been quiet and shy, but seeing her changes
everything.
Zoey is missing a filter when it comes to interacting with people. She's used
to being lost in her computer and being taken care of by her sister. She's an
oddball, and people find it hard to deal with. But when Drake Hulk-smashes his
way into her world, she doesn't feel so out of place.
When Zoey is threatened and needs protection, will Drake save the day? With a
body like his, all signs point to yes!
DARK
PROMISES by Christine Feehan
Book 29 in the Dark/Carpathian series
Gabrielle
has had enough of battles, of wars, of seeing the man she’s engaged to
nearly lose his life when it isn’t even his fight. Once Gary was a
gentle and very human researcher. Now he’s a fearless and lethal
Carpathian warrior with the blood of an ancient lineage coursing through his
veins—a man Gabrielle still needs and dreams of with every breath she takes.
All she wants is a life far away from the Carpathian mountains, far from
vampires and the shadows cast by the crumbling monastery that hides so many
terrible secrets. But Gabrielle soon learns that promises made in the dark can
pierce the heart like a dagger.
And she isn’t the only one in search of
answers in the corners of the unknown....
Trixie Joanes has come to the Carpathian mountains in search of her wayward
granddaughter, fearing that she has been lured there by something unspeakable.
Instead, Trixie has stumbled onto the path of a desperate woman on the run. And
they’re all fated for the lair of a mysterious ancient with revenge in his soul
and the undying power to make bad dreams come true.
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Happy Reading Everyone and ENJOY!!!!
Last year I
saw an ad for a sci-fi/fantasy book about space travelling dragon
shapeshifters. At the time, I thought “what the heck, let’s give it a try?” and
I bought Abducting Abby by S.E. Smith. The story of Abby Tanner and
dragonshifter Zoran Reykill, leader of the Valdier, kicks off the Dragon Lords of Valdier series. From there it branches off with the related series: Curizan Warriors, Sarafin Warriors and Marastin Dow, and the Dragonlings of Valdier – a
second generation series from the other series I just listed. When I started
reading I had no idea what I was getting myself into. However, I was in for a
pleasant surprise.
